As a child, did you pester your mother with family history questions about who was married to whom or how many siblings your great-grandfather had? Are you still intrigued by your family ancestry? Have you ever considered creating a family tree using the family genealogy? If you are about to research family history, you should know several important facts. Take this quiz and discover just how prepared you are to embark on this new journey.

1.When researching your family history, you should start with:Please select an option

Great-grandparents.Grandparents.Parents.

Question: 1 of 10

2.While making a family tree, if you want to indicate that two individuals are married, you should:Please select an option

Draw wedding bells between the two namesPlace a "+" in between their names. Place a "=" in between their names.

Question: 2 of 10

3.When you list females on the genealogy chart, you include their maiden names. What should you do if you cannot find a particular female relative's maiden name?Please select an option

I use the surname that she had when she died. I leave the space after her first name blank.I use the surname of her first husband.

Question: 3 of 10

4.You have an ancestor who was born in 1878, and you want to research who her parents were. Which census report should you look at?Please select an option

I check the census of 1870.I check the census of 1880.I check the census of 1900.

Question: 4 of 10

5.What do you mean when you refer to a "primary source of information"?Please select an option

That is a record that lists basic facts. That is a record that was composed at the time of the event.That is the first record that I have located on my ancestor.

Question: 5 of 10

6.Your family tells tales about a certain ancestor that have been passed down from one generation to the next for decades. Are they true?Please select an option

Yes, of course. Everyone in the family knows the same story. Not necessarily. I want to see written proof to back it up. Basically, yes. It is a little thing called "oral tradition."

Question: 6 of 10

7.You have found many sources of information during genealogical search, but do you document them?Please select an option

I should document each one of these sources in case I need to verify a detail that I forgot to write down.Not really. Once I have the information written down on the family tree, I don't need it anywhere else.If the information contains dates, I should document the source, otherwise, I do not need to do so.

Question: 7 of 10

8.You have discovered a written notation in a family book that an ancestor was born on 8 / 9/ 61. What can you infer from this information?Please select an option

I can assume my ancestor was born on August 9, 1961, since that is the European way to write a date.I can assume my ancestor was born September 8, 1961, since that is the North American way to write a date. I cannot assume anything about when my ancestor was born because the date could be incorrect or written in a different format than I am use to reading.

Question: 8 of 10

9.You are trying to verify the birth dates of several older ancestors and keep coming up empty handed. What records are the most reliable to search at this point?Please select an option

Definitely the census records for that century and decade.I use the information that my cousins posted on their family tree.The Baptismal records are most accurate.

Question: 9 of 10

10.You are listing ancestors in your family tree and Aunt Mable tells you that Charlie is a first cousin, once removed to you. What does she mean?Please select an option

She means that he used to be married to my mother's first cousin, but he is divorced now.She means that he is your mother's first cousin.She means that he is the son of your first cousin Mary.

Question: 10 of 10

1.When researching your family history, you should start with:

Here's how everyone else voted:

Great-grandparents.

30%(votes: 675)

Grandparents.

10%(votes: 220)

Parents.

60%(votes: 1368)

Question: 1 of 10

2.While making a family tree, if you want to indicate that two individuals are married, you should:

Here's how everyone else voted:

Draw wedding bells between the two names

15%(votes: 258)

Place a "+" in between their names.

70%(votes: 1183)

Place a "=" in between their names.

15%(votes: 250)

Question: 2 of 10

3.When you list females on the genealogy chart, you include their maiden names. What should you do if you cannot find a particular female relative's maiden name?

Here's how everyone else voted:

I use the surname that she had when she died.

39%(votes: 561)

I leave the space after her first name blank.

45%(votes: 651)

I use the surname of her first husband.

16%(votes: 225)

Question: 3 of 10

4.You have an ancestor who was born in 1878, and you want to research who her parents were. Which census report should you look at?

Here's how everyone else voted:

I check the census of 1870.

37%(votes: 483)

I check the census of 1880.

57%(votes: 753)

I check the census of 1900.

6%(votes: 79)

Question: 4 of 10

5.What do you mean when you refer to a "primary source of information"?

Here's how everyone else voted:

That is a record that lists basic facts.

29%(votes: 329)

That is a record that was composed at the time of the event.

39%(votes: 438)

That is the first record that I have located on my ancestor.

32%(votes: 369)

Question: 5 of 10

6.Your family tells tales about a certain ancestor that have been passed down from one generation to the next for decades. Are they true?

Here's how everyone else voted:

Yes, of course. Everyone in the family knows the same story.

6%(votes: 63)

Not necessarily. I want to see written proof to back it up.

58%(votes: 626)

Basically, yes. It is a little thing called "oral tradition."

36%(votes: 396)

Question: 6 of 10

7.You have found many sources of information during genealogical search, but do you document them?

Here's how everyone else voted:

I should document each one of these sources in case I need to verify a detail that I forgot to write down.

81%(votes: 831)

Not really. Once I have the information written down on the family tree, I don't need it anywhere else.

5%(votes: 51)

If the information contains dates, I should document the source, otherwise, I do not need to do so.

14%(votes: 138)

Question: 7 of 10

8.You have discovered a written notation in a family book that an ancestor was born on 8 / 9/ 61. What can you infer from this information?

Here's how everyone else voted:

I can assume my ancestor was born on August 9, 1961, since that is the European way to write a date.

17%(votes: 175)

I can assume my ancestor was born September 8, 1961, since that is the North American way to write a date.

9%(votes: 92)

I cannot assume anything about when my ancestor was born because the date could be incorrect or written in a different format than I am use to reading.

74%(votes: 764)

Question: 8 of 10

9.You are trying to verify the birth dates of several older ancestors and keep coming up empty handed. What records are the most reliable to search at this point?

Here's how everyone else voted:

Definitely the census records for that century and decade.

62%(votes: 606)

I use the information that my cousins posted on their family tree.

5%(votes: 46)

The Baptismal records are most accurate.

34%(votes: 329)

Question: 9 of 10

10.You are listing ancestors in your family tree and Aunt Mable tells you that Charlie is a first cousin, once removed to you. What does she mean?

Here's how everyone else voted:

She means that he used to be married to my mother's first cousin, but he is divorced now.